SCS In The Press
July 15th World Premiere of The Formula By Santa Cruz Playwright Kathryn Chetkovich Includes Nationally Recognized Actor Dion Graham Santa Cruz, CA (July 1, 2022) –Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), an inspired professional theatre company with deep local roots that go back more than 40 years, today announced its summer season of live, outdoor performances, opens this weekend with…
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Written by Kathryn Chetkovich, directed by Ellen Maguire, co-produced with Blissfield, inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and called “a wonderful new play” by George Saunders, in the New Yorker. Santa Cruz, CA (June 6, 2022) – Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), an inspired professional theatre company in Santa Cruz County with deep local roots that go back…
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Performances Include Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Twelfth Night, As Well As World-Premiere of The Formula, by Kathryn Chetkovich Santa Cruz, CA (May 2, 2022) – Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), an inspired, professional theatre company in Santa Cruz County with deep local roots that go back more than 40 years, announced today tickets are on sale…
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Pasternak follows Mike Ryan, who will step down after the 2023 season Santa Cruz, CA (August. 24, 2021) – Santa Cruz Shakespeare and its Board of Directors announced today that Charles Pasternak will take over as the company’s next artistic director, assuming the role after the 2023 summer season. Mr. Pasternak will succeed Mike Ryan…
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Tickets available in Early 2022 for Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Twelfth Night, as well as World-Premiere of The Formula, by Kathryn Chetkovich August 24, 2021- SANTA CRUZ, CA-Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), a nationally recognized independent professional theater company in Santa Cruz County with deep local roots that go back more than 40 years, announced the…
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It is hard to believe we start public performances tomorrow! We are so excited to share these incredible and resonant productions with you. As promised, in an earlier blog post, I am writing to update you on the COVID-related rules and regulations you can expect when you come to the Audrey Stanley Grove this summer.…
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A BLOG ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN SCS RETURNS TO LIVE PERFORMANCES June 4, 2021 Over the course of the next two months, we will be rolling out a series of blog posts about what to expect when you return to The Grove for live performances this summer. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the theatre…
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Undiscovered Shakespeare: The Wars of the Roses In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and in lieu of its traditional summer offerings, Santa Cruz Shakespeare is very proud to announce a new virtual reading series to keep audiences engaged with the high-quality, professional Shakespeare they have come to expect! Starting one week from today, on July…
Read MoreBY STEVE PALOPOLI POSTED ON APRIL 21, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has devastated our local arts community, a reality that hit home particularly hard when Santa Cruz Shakespeare announced on April 10 that it was cancelling its summer season, which had been set to begin July 7 with productions of The Tempest and Twelfth Night, along with Melissa Rain Anderson’s A…
Read More“Hope is a lover’s staff; walk hence with that and manage it against despairing thoughts.” – William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona Dear SCS Family, What an extraordinary time. Like most of you, SCS’s employees are currently Sheltering In Place, and while this state of affairs makes our work more difficult, we are grateful…
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